Early acute kidney injury after liver transplantation: Predisposing factors and clinical implications

Table 3 Intraoperative variables

Variable	No AKI (n = 58)	Any AKI (n = 58)	P value
Intraoperative variables
Surgical technique
Piggyback	33 (57%)	22 (38%)	0.041
Intraoperative blood products
RCC transfusion (units)	1 (3)	4 (5)	0.001
FFP transfusion (units)	0 (2)	2 (6)	0.001
Platelet transfusion (units)	0 (1)	0 (2)	0.024
Cell salvage (mL)	281 (550)	764 (929)	0.001
Noradrenaline infusion rate on arrival to ICU (μg/kg per minute)	0.16 (0.10)	0.18 (0.13)	0.343

Values expressed as mean (SD), median (interquartile range) and number (percent) where appropriate. AKI: Acute kidney injury; RCC: Red cell concentrate; FFP: Fresh frozen plasma; ICU: Intensive care unit.